50 Million Frenchmen

This is the second of the Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson movies I've seen after Ghost Catchers last October. They're a bit funnier here and Johnson's constant laugh does get a bit irritating though not so much that I didn't find it funny again at the end. This was originally a musical with Cole Porter songs but by the time this was adapted for the screen, the vogue for movie musicals had cooled a bit and wouldn't become popular again until 42nd Street a couple years later so only an Olsen & Johnson number is all that's left of the songs though some instrumental versions of those tunes serve as the underscore. Like I said, the team are quite hilarious here especially when they disguise themselves as magicians after stealing the real one-Bela Lugosi's-clothes! By the way, this came out the same day as Lugosi's Dracula so it wouldn't be long before the Hungarian actor became a household name. So on that note, 50 Million Frenchmen is worth a look for fans of movie comedy and of the comedy team.